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LLU School of Medicine Receives $1.8 Million Grant

Photo Courtesy of: Susan Onuma

Dr. Kimberly Payne, PhD, associate professor of pathology and human anatomy, medicine, and pediatrics and director of translational research in the Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine.

By Susan Onuma, Community Writer
October 13, 2016 at 10:28am. Views: 185

LOMA LINDA>> The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant in the amount of $1.8 million to support Loma Linda University’s research on targeting CRLF2 and Ikaros alterations to reduce health disparities in childhood leukemia. CRLF2 is a gene on chromosome Xp22.3 and Yp11.3 that encodes a protein receptor for thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), which forms a functional complex with TSLP and IL7R and stimulates cell proliferation by activating STAT3 and STAT5, as well as JAK2. It is implicated in the development of the hematopoietic system. The principal investigators are Dr. Kimberly Payne, PhD, associate professor of pathology and human anatomy, medicine and pediatrics, and director of translational research in the Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Dr. Sinisa Dovat, MD, PhD, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Basic Sciences at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and associate professor at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. The grant awards $375,000 this year, followed by similar amounts each of the following years through the year 2020, for a total of more than $1.8 million.

COLTON LIONS SUPPORTS LOCAL KIDS WITH NEW BACKPACKS

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By Dr. Luis S Gonzalez, Community Writer

July 23, 2026 at 10:29am. Views: 358

Members of the Colton Lions Club who participated in the community Backpack Give-a-Way July 18

Inland Empire Medical Centers Achieve Prestigious Magnet with Distinction™ Designation

Photo Courtesy of: Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center

By Carol Soudah, Contributing Writer

July 23, 2026 at 10:29am. Views: 710

Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center and Riverside Medical Center have each earned Magnet® with Distinction™ recognition — the gold standard for clinical excellence and the highest national honor for exceptional nursing care.

Connecting Food Banks to Health Care Partners Essential to Fighting Food Insecurity

Photo Courtesy of: Feeding America Riverside San Bernardino

By Rachel Bonilla, Community Writer

July 23, 2026 at 10:29am. Views: 644

Together with CareMore Health, Loma Linda VA Hospital, Riverside University Health System (RUHS), and Riverside Free Clinic (RFC), FARSB screens neighbors for food insecurity and provides referrals to nutritious meals tailored to chronic disease management through the FoodRx program, along with nutrition education for long-term health.